Artist Nicola Scott Leaves DC's Earth 2 Comic

Artist Nicola Scott will be departing DC's Earth 2 comic, making issue #27 her last on the series, as reported by Comic Vine. Her departure brings about a creative team shakeup in that sees Andy Smith taking over art duties while rising star Marguerite Bennett joins Tom Taylor as co-writer. This will take effect starting with October's Earth 2 #28.

Earth 2 #28 cover by Gary Frank.

To provide some history, Scott drew Earth 2 since it launched in the New 52, always turning in pages that pleased fans and critics alike, not to mention making her an IGN favorite. When Taylor -- of Injustice: Gods Among Us fame -- took over scripting the title, the writing finally matched the quality of the art, and Earth 2 enjoyed an all-too-brief run as one of DC's most well-received titles. One of the biggest questions in comics is now, what will Scott draw next?

The current Earth 2 storyline has Val-Zod, a black Kryptonian, taking on the role of Superman in order to stop the original Earth 2 Superman from destroying the world (wouldn't you know, he got brainwashed by Darkseid).

Val-Zod on the Earth 2 #25 cover by Andy Kubert.

Starting in October, Taylor will be heading DC's upcoming weekly series Earth 2: World's End, which explains why Bennett was brought on to assist as co-writer. Earth 2: World's End will last six months, as opposed to a year like other weeklies Batman Eternal and The New 52: Future's End.

This news comes on the heels of several other announcements from DC that will take effect in October, which are rounded up here.

What comic book would you like to see Scott tackle next? Sound off in the comments!

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